Long term conditions framework: consultation - easy read

Questions

Question 1

Just now, the Scottish Government has policies about some long term conditions.

Should it change from this to a policy that is a mix of:

• improvement work for all long-term conditions
• condition-specific work?

Condition-specific means work which is about one or a group of health conditions, rather than all conditions.

Yes ☐

No ☐

Please give reasons for your answer.

Question 2

Are there any improvements in prevention, care or support you have seen:

• in your own long term condition?
• in a long term condition you give care and support for ?

How would this be good for people with other long term conditions?

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Question 3

How should we choose areas for condition-specific work?

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Question 4

What would help people with a long-term condition find information and services more easily?

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Question 5

What would help people get care and support for long term conditions more easily?

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Question 6

How could medical staff share information with each other better?

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Question 7

What services that are not medical care, are helpful to deal with long term conditions?

Tell us how these services stop conditions from getting worse.

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Question 8

What makes it difficult for people to get these non-medical services?

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Question 9

What makes it difficult to manage 1 or more long term conditions?

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Question 10

What would make communication and relationships better between staff giving care and support and people with long-term conditions?

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Question 11

What digital ways or resources support people with long-term conditions?

Digital means equipment that uses the internet, like computers or smart phones.

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Question 12

What new digital ways or resources are needed to support people with long-term conditions?

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Question 13

How do you think long-term conditions can be spotted more easily?

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Question 14

What makes it difficult for people to make healthy decisions to stop or slow the progress of long-term conditions?

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Question 15

Is there anything working well in your community to stop or slow the progress of long term conditions?

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Question 16

How can the Scottish Government involve communities in stopping or slowing the progress of long term conditions?

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Question 17

Are there any other things that people with long term conditions need to think about?

For example people:

• who live in deprived or rural areas or on the islands
• who have protected characteristics like race or disability
• in groups that are often left out - like people who are homeless
• who are treated unfairly because people do not understand their health condition – for example, dementia?

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Question 18

What work needs to be done to deal with:

• racism - being treated unfairly because of your racial or ethnic group
• and discrimination – being treated unfairly

in healthcare?

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Question 19

Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

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